-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > Þann 2006-06-09, 05:27:46 (-0700) skrifaði Leonard Chatagnier: >>> How does one read in human readable terms a log file >>> that is a binary file such a faillog? There are other >>> binary log files that I would like to check but don't >>> know how. >>> I'm sure debian wouldn't put the file there if it >>> couldn't be accessed in human readable terms; I'd just >>> like to know how. An answer would be most appreciated. > >> Usually there are programs that display the information there, like >> for the faillog file there is the faillog program. > > Oli > > Thanks for the reply. I did get a 2 line output from running faillog but > the /var/log/faillog file size is about 1.5 MBytes. Ran the faillog > --help and tried out the listed options but still got only one or two line > output. Also read both faillog manpages; not much help but did learn what > faillog does. Another issue is that wajig show or list and apt-cache or > aptitude search all did not show any output for faillog. Could you tell > me what package if come from as I don't need it for a single user > network of > 2 machines and would like to rm it if it's optional. TIA for another reply > to this.
$ dpkg -S `which faillog` login: /usr/bin/faillog Looks like you gotta keep it... - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEirPwS9HxQb37XmcRAssnAKCG7g7dJeay5zsKCNtQY7yhrn+lMgCfa9Nv Po2Mquhxvkv4+Kiy4D1Ov5I= =w0xE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
